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'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2013) 6,720<br> | '''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2013) 6,720<br> | ||
1Statutory number. | |||
2However, a 2003 concordat grants the Belarusian Orthodox Church privileged status. | |||
==Background of Belarus== | ==Background of Belarus== | ||
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== | ==Geography of Belarus== | ||
'''Land''' | |||
Much of Belarus (formerly the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR, and then Byelorussia) is a hilly lowland with forests, swamps, and numerous rivers and lakes. There are wide rivers emptying into the Baltic and Black seas. Its forests cover over one-third of the land and its peat marshes are a valuable natural resource. The largest lake is Narach, 31 sq mi (79.6 sq km). | Much of Belarus (formerly the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR, and then Byelorussia) is a hilly lowland with forests, swamps, and numerous rivers and lakes. There are wide rivers emptying into the Baltic and Black seas. Its forests cover over one-third of the land and its peat marshes are a valuable natural resource. The largest lake is Narach, 31 sq mi (79.6 sq km). | ||
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== | ==Demography of Belarus== | ||
'''The People''' | |||
*Ethnic groups | *Ethnic groups | ||